12:32pm Saturday 28th November 2009
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Singer Robbie Williams has admitted that his marriage proposal to his actress girlfriend Ayda Field live on Australian radio had been a prank.
He denied he and Ayda had become engaged, but the jocular proposal was so convincing it fooled even his own mother.
Williams posted a short message on his official blog which read: "Hey all. We are not engaged. rob x".
However, it would seem his mother was left in the dark and when she spoke on Radio 5 Live.
Jan Williams, said she was out shopping for an engagement card, adding: "I'm really pleased for them. I've got a daughter-in-law."
The confusion arose when the former Take That star asked Field to marry him live on Sydney's 2Day FM, sealing the deal with a makeshift ring loaned from the show's host, Jackie O.
Williams said: "Will you marry me? I love you so much, would you mind being my betrothed until the end of time?"
Field replied: "I would love to be your betrothed until the end of time."
But his mother admitted she had known of her son's intention for about a week so the news was "no surprise" when it came.
She also joked that she might be back out shopping for a hat soon, with a wedding not too far in the future.
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